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Attempts at banning books in US reach record high: report
Books 2 years ago

Attempts at banning books in US reach record high: report

A total of 1,269 individual "challenges" -- demands to restrict or remove one or more books -- were filed in the United States last year, the NGO said. 
Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s 'Buru Quartet'
Books 3 years ago

Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s 'Buru Quartet'

Leading Australian expert on Indonesia Max Lane recounts late Indonesian literary giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s role in inspiring the downfall of former president Soeharto’s New Order regime through his Buru Quartet tetralogy
Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town
Art & Culture 3 years ago

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Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town

The town of Darra Adamkhel is part of the deeply conservative tribal belt where decades of militancy and drug-running in the surrounding mountains earned it a reputation as a "wild west" waypoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Award-winning author Norman Erikson Pasaribu discusses 'Happy Stories, Mostly'
Books 3 years ago

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Award-winning author Norman Erikson Pasaribu discusses 'Happy Stories, Mostly'

Winning the 2015 Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) Poetry Book Competition, the author rocketed in 2022 with a short story collection, Cerita-cerita Bahagia, Hampir Seluruhnya (Happy Stories, Mostly). However, all that glitters might not be gold.
Prince Harry says memoirs written to combat ‘spin and distortion’
Books 3 years ago

Prince Harry says memoirs written to combat ‘spin and distortion’

Prince Harry said on Sunday he decided to publish his memoirs to defend himself against years of tabloid spin, as British and American television aired his first interviews on the book's explosive revelations.
Library offers refuge and recovery in war-scarred Ukraine town
Books 3 years ago

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Library offers refuge and recovery in war-scarred Ukraine town

Hundreds of laptop-toting professionals and students line up outside the public library in the Ukrainian town of Irpin, desperate to get online amid the latest energy blackout. 
Tracing Indonesian readers' obsession with Haruki Murakami
Books 3 years ago

Tracing Indonesian readers' obsession with Haruki Murakami

Many Indonesian readers have a fascination for the novels of the award-winning Japanese writer, whose titles have sold in the millions in 50 languages. So how did Haruki Murakami become so popular here?
Yearender: The best Indonesian books (about Indonesia) of 2022
Books 3 years ago

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Yearender: The best Indonesian books (about Indonesia) of 2022

This year might have come and gone, but these books on Indonesia and its surprises will pique your interest enough to turn the page and make the year last a little longer.
Publisher Further Reading showcases the resilience of Indonesia’s designers
Books 3 years ago

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Publisher Further Reading showcases the resilience of Indonesia’s designers

Bandung-based multifarious publishing-platform Further Reading talks about its early online days, owning its Risograph-printing mishaps and also its plans for the future.
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns to South Tangerang after COVID hiatus
Lifestyle 3 years ago

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns to South Tangerang after COVID hiatus

The highly popular Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns with a bang after two years, welcoming thousands of excited readers seeking affordable titles.
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